Personal statement

Izni Zahidi is a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University Malaysia. She is undertaking research on modelling the relationship between key soil properties and the oil palm disease trails and incidences. Her primary research is in applying hydroinformatics using Geographic Information System (GIS) and modelling to manage water resources. Coming from the industrial background, her aim is to bridge the gap between research and industry through flood and water quality prediction and assessment as well as decision-making processes.

Academic degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2017
• Master in Hydroinformatics & Water Management, Universite Nice Sophia Antipolis (France), Newcastle University (United Kingdom), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary), 2011
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2008

Professional affiliations

Member of National Professional Bodies

• Board of Engineers Malaysia, Graduate Member, 3/2009-present
• Institute of Engineers Malaysia, Graduate Member, 5/2009-present

Research Interests

My primary research is in applying hydroinformatics using Geographic Information System (GIS) and modelling to manage water resources. Coming from the industrial background, her aim is to bridge the gap between research and industry through flood and water quality prediction and assessment as well as decision-making processes.

Research Projects

Title: Development of GIS geodatabase for modelling relationship between soil properties and Ganoderma disease incidence in oil palm plantation

Currently the study on relationship of soil properties with Ganoderma disease incidence has been focusing on macro nutrient and physical of soils. There is a need to study relationship of Ganoderma disease incidence with macro and micro nutrients of soils to better understand the epidemiology and soil effects on the disease. This project provides better understanding on the relationship between the key soil properties and the oil palm disease trails and incidences. The novelty of this research includes the monitoring procedure and analysis towards developing appropriate relationship between the soil properties and Ganoderma disease in an oil palm plantation using GIS. The GIS geodatabase is expected to contribute as preliminary tools towards aiding planters with suitable planting methods and soil treatments in effort to reduce potential incidence of the Ganoderma disease.

Education

Units taught

CIV4268 - Water Resource Management

CIV2263 - Water Systems

Journal

Zahidi, Izni; Yusuf, Badronnisa; Cope, Mike; Mohamed, Thamer Ahmed; Shafri, Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd (2018) Effects of depth-varying vegetation roughness in two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling, International Journal of River Basin Management, (413-426), Volume: 16, Issue Number: 15715124, 10.1080/15715124.2017.1394313

Zahidi, Izni; Yusuf, Badronnisa; Hamedianfar, Alireza; Shafri, Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd; Mohamed, Thamer Ahmed (2015) Object-based classification of QuickBird image and low point density LIDAR for tropical trees and shrubs mapping, European Journal of Remote Sensing, (423-446), Volume: 48, Issue Number: 11298596, 10.5721/EuJRS20154824

Shafri, Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd; Zahidi, Izni Mohd; Bakar, Shamsul Abu (2010) Development of landslide susceptibility map utilizing remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, (59-69), Volume: 19, Issue Number: 09653562, 10.1108/09653561011022144

Local grants

• Development of GIS geodatabase for modelling relationship between soil properties and Ganoderma disease incidence in oil palm plantation, Dr M. E. Raghunandan, Dr Izni Zahidi, Dr Idris Abu Saman, July – December 2018, Monash-Industry Palm Oil Research Platform (MIPO), RM20, 000

Current supervision

Zafira Madzin

Remediation of acid mine drainage using activated adsorbents from agricultural wastes

2019

Monash University Malaysia

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